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New formal definition for high-resolution audio agreed

The Digital Entertainment Group, Consumer Electronics Association and The Recording Academy reach agreement with record labels

If Ultra HD 4K is to be the major TV and home cinema innovation of 2014, then high-resolution audio is looking as if it will be the hi-fi equivalent. But there has been some debate over its definition.

A new agreement, however, struck in the US between a number of consumer electronics bodies and record labels has now resulted in the creation of a formal definition for high-resolution audio.

DEG president Amy Jo Smith said: "Thanks to this initiative, the industry can take a unified approach in offering digital music services a variety of information concerning the growing number of hi-res music titles being distributed today."

Matt Signore, president of artist and label services at WEA, added: "As high resolution music services continue to grow, we encourage and look forward to all partners in the music value chain meeting the definitions of High Resolution Audio."

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